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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
inspiring
lighthearted
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I love Pat of Silver Bush. I know people bash it because Pat isn't as ambitious as Anne or Emily in Montgomery's other books. Her main characteristic is she loves her home and family and always wants to take care of them, with nothing changing. As a child, I loved that about her. I may have had the sense even then that not everyone is going to be a "success" and do flashy, memorable things, and I loved the idea that being happy with what you have and having a good home and family you adore could be enough for a good life. Pat also has the same romanticism Anne and Emily do, falling in with the landscape around her, naming the trees, imagining things about the houses and people in the neighborhood, etc. and I think that gets overlooked about her. She has a rich inner life and isn't dull or dumb. She just has no particular career ambitions, which is fine. Taking care of a home was A LOT of work in those days, and the skills she could bring that position end up being invaluable to her family.
I enjoyed this so much! I'm pretty sure I read it as a girl, at the height of my [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615094578l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264] obsession, but I didn't remember much of anything about it. It's really charming and fun though, with lots to laugh at and lots to touch the heart. Home-loving Pat Gardiner is a lovely heroine - I liked seeing her grow up. And how did I ever forget the family's loyal, loving Irish housekeeper, Judy Plum? What a great character - so hilarious and wise. Pat's sweet friend Hilary "Jingle" Gordon is adorable - I love him. L.M. Montgomery was good at creating childhood friends that grow up to be dreamy men her heroines want to marry.
Humor, warmth, a little sadness and a lot of hope and beauty - this was just the kind of cozy, sweet-natured book I was in the mood for. Thanks as always, Lucy Maud.
Humor, warmth, a little sadness and a lot of hope and beauty - this was just the kind of cozy, sweet-natured book I was in the mood for. Thanks as always, Lucy Maud.
It is always comforting to read a Montgomery book. Pat is beloved, as are her raptures and agonies. Silver Bush is made perfect in her eyes, and I remember my own beloved childhood haunts in prose. Judy is an absolute hoot.
My September starts with Pat of Silver Bush. Pat Gardiner, who has an ever-existing fear of change, experienced it a lot growing up. Her resistance to change and her eventual acceptance of it is a common element in her little story of growing up. I think this book does an even better job of depicting the pains of growing up and the craving for nostalgia and the comfort of home than LM Montgomery's Story Girl and Golden Road.
While charming in certain spots, Pat of Silver Bush took me so long to finish. Unfortunately, I guess it's because some parts feel like a chore to read through. The first half of the book, as the chapters were a bit episodic in nature, was forgettable. I love Judy's character but sometimes it bores me to read through her town and witchy tales.
I am also not as charmed and wooed by Pat's character. I can forgive her for not knowing pain in her childhood (which already sets her apart from other LM Montgomery heroines), but the challenges and changes she faced were always met with the same reaction, it seems like Pat wasn't growing (save for "that" very depressing story towards the end of the book).
In sum, it's a lovely book for those who are familiar with Maud's other books. It satisfies the nostalgia itch, as it ends on the heart-aching note of bidding childhood goodbye. Onto Mistress Pat then!
While charming in certain spots, Pat of Silver Bush took me so long to finish. Unfortunately, I guess it's because some parts feel like a chore to read through. The first half of the book, as the chapters were a bit episodic in nature, was forgettable. I love Judy's character but sometimes it bores me to read through her town and witchy tales.
I am also not as charmed and wooed by Pat's character. I can forgive her for not knowing pain in her childhood (which already sets her apart from other LM Montgomery heroines), but the challenges and changes she faced were always met with the same reaction, it seems like Pat wasn't growing (save for "that" very depressing story towards the end of the book).
In sum, it's a lovely book for those who are familiar with Maud's other books. It satisfies the nostalgia itch, as it ends on the heart-aching note of bidding childhood goodbye. Onto Mistress Pat then!
One moment this seemed like a 1-star book, the next like a 4-star, so I give it something in between. There are too many stories in it about witches, fairies, and the like. Even though the witch is not a real one, Judy, the maid (who is more like a mother), encourages Pat to think witches and fairies are real and fascinating. (Witches are real, but not people to fool around with.) Some of that fades as the book goes on, and I enjoyed the beautiful, quaint descriptions of the people and outdoors and the love of home (although sometimes Pat almost idolizes home).
Then, there are a couple of brief romances in the book, which are pretty realistic and innocent. However, she should have been led by her parents and Judy to be more careful.
So, I liked parts of it, but not all. Here are a couple of quotes I like:
"No matter what dreadful things happened at least there were still cats in the world."
"How I loved to wake up in the night and feel that my husband and my children were well and safe and warm, sleeping peacefully. Life hasn't anything better to offer a woman than that, Patsy."
Then, there are a couple of brief romances in the book, which are pretty realistic and innocent. However, she should have been led by her parents and Judy to be more careful.
So, I liked parts of it, but not all. Here are a couple of quotes I like:
"No matter what dreadful things happened at least there were still cats in the world."
"How I loved to wake up in the night and feel that my husband and my children were well and safe and warm, sleeping peacefully. Life hasn't anything better to offer a woman than that, Patsy."
Ho avuto un po' di difficoltà a ingranare con questo Montgomery... la protagonista è in tenerissima età all'inizio, Judy un po' troppo macchiettista con quel continuo intercalare e intromettersi, i familiari sono appena tratteggiati. Comincia a svoltare dall'arrivo di Jingle, e procede come il più classico dei romanzi di formazione dell'autrice, con grandi sospiri di fronte la natura della sua Isola, piccoli e grandi drammi della vita quotidiana, sdilinquimenti poetici e prese di coscienza.
Ho trovato che la crescita personale di Pat sia stata abbastanza accelerata, con un passaggio on/off poco realistico, e se da un lato ho apprezzato che verso la fine l'autrice la navigasse velocemente verso un'età più adulta, mi è sembrato stridere un po'.
Molto buona la traduzione a opera di Gallucci Editore.
Letto in compagnia della mia reading buddy @beapog75, con cui leggerò anche il seguito.
Ho trovato che la crescita personale di Pat sia stata abbastanza accelerata, con un passaggio on/off poco realistico, e se da un lato ho apprezzato che verso la fine l'autrice la navigasse velocemente verso un'età più adulta, mi è sembrato stridere un po'.
Molto buona la traduzione a opera di Gallucci Editore.
Letto in compagnia della mia reading buddy @beapog75, con cui leggerò anche il seguito.
While not my favorite book of Montgomery’s, this story is a reread for me and one that I was really excited to experience again!
Pat is an entirely different creature, in that she is wholly and completely devoted to not a person, but a place. And that place is Silver Bush.
Silver Bush has been in Pat’s family for many generations. And while not as old as Silver Bush, Judy Plum–the Gardiner family help–has been at Silver Bush for generations, all on her own.
My most favorite aspect of this story are the characters. Between Judy’s many wonderful tales, Pat’s vivid imagination and devotion to home, and the myriad of cats all residing at Silver Bush–I was enthralled with this story on my second reading.
My only “bone” with it is that because I loved Jingle so much, I felt like he needed to be a part of the story more.
I’ve already started Mistress Pat and am excited to read all over again how this story ends!
Pat is an entirely different creature, in that she is wholly and completely devoted to not a person, but a place. And that place is Silver Bush.
Silver Bush has been in Pat’s family for many generations. And while not as old as Silver Bush, Judy Plum–the Gardiner family help–has been at Silver Bush for generations, all on her own.
My most favorite aspect of this story are the characters. Between Judy’s many wonderful tales, Pat’s vivid imagination and devotion to home, and the myriad of cats all residing at Silver Bush–I was enthralled with this story on my second reading.
My only “bone” with it is that because I loved Jingle so much, I felt like he needed to be a part of the story more.
I’ve already started Mistress Pat and am excited to read all over again how this story ends!
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
While I've always enjoyed [b: Mistress Pat|101267|Mistress Pat (Pat, #2)|L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388264347s/101267.jpg|97640], I had never read the first book.
Unfortunately, while Mistress Pat is all about Pat Gardiner learning to let go/grow up and accept change, this book is all about a Pat who can't and won't.
I'll stick to [b: Magic for Marigold|518452|Magic for Marigold|L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387701358s/518452.jpg|1145585] and [b: The Blue Castle|95693|The Blue Castle |L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1214964817s/95693.jpg|1298683].
Unfortunately, while Mistress Pat is all about Pat Gardiner learning to let go/grow up and accept change, this book is all about a Pat who can't and won't.
I'll stick to [b: Magic for Marigold|518452|Magic for Marigold|L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387701358s/518452.jpg|1145585] and [b: The Blue Castle|95693|The Blue Castle |L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1214964817s/95693.jpg|1298683].